Investigation of associations between chemical element contents in native lichens and childhood leukaemia

International Journal of Environment and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 125-133

  Do Carmo Freitas, Maria ^a   Martinho, Maria ^b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^b UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Air; Bayesian models; Chemical elements; Childhood; Leukaemia; Lichens; Pollutants; Spatial regression

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955368239     PISSN: 17434955     EISSN: 17434963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJENVH.2011.039861     Document Type: Article

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